Blockchain & Digital Assets

December 8, 2025 @ 8:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Lise Lightning Stock Exchange has revealed a collaboration with Memo Bank to provide a tokenized equity exchange for smaller firms, a platform that is said to be the first of its kind in Europe. Lise is authorized by the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de… Read More

December 8, 2025 @ 8:13 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Lithic, a card issuing and processing platform, has been selected by Coinstar to power the new CINQ by Coinstar Debit Card, a general-purpose reloadable (GPR) product. The card integrates with the CINQ by Coinstar digital wallet and converts physical currency into funds that can be… Read More

December 8, 2025 @ 3:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Tech Against Scams Coalition (TASC), a collaboration of leading tech companies, announced Scamberry Pie, a holiday initiative focused on helping families and communities start conversations about online scam red flags. The campaign centers on Scamberry Pie, which is described as “a limited-edition cranberry tart… Read More

December 8, 2025 @ 1:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds and WaveBL, a blockchain-powered platform intended for digital trade documents, have now reportedly completed a digital Letter of Credit (LC) transaction. The latest transaction, a Documentary Credit in favour of West Yorkshire-based laboratory equipment business, Labtex, was completed by Lloyds and an Indian bank…. Read More

December 7, 2025 @ 5:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Goobit AB, Sweden’s Bitcoin company and operator of BTCX since 2011, announces a new partnership with BitGo Europe GmbH, the digital asset infrastructure company. The partnership reportedly supports Goobit’s operations by offering infrastructure that aligns with the company’s long-term Bitcoin strategy and commitment to building… Read More

December 7, 2025 @ 4:59 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Hedy Wang is a bridge builder. The co-founder of BlockStreet, Wang believes now is the time to build bridges between TradFi and DeFi. By doing so, she also sees BlockStreet as the bridge that allows retail investors to generate wealth. Wang is a big believer… Read More

December 7, 2025 @ 4:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitnomial, Inc., a U.S. derivatives exchange company, announces the planned launch of the leveraged retail spot crypto exchange operating under CFTC regulation via its Designated Contract Market (DCM), Bitnomial Exchange, LLC, and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), Bitnomial Clearinghouse, LLC. Retail and institutional traders benefit from… Read More

December 7, 2025 @ 7:55 am By Michael Wong  |  

Turkmenistan has passed a law legalising and regulating digital assets, including licensing for cryptocurrency exchanges and crypto mining companies, a rare policy opening in one of the world’s most closed economies. The state media said President Serdar Berdymukhamedov signed the “Law on Virtual Assets” on… Read More

December 6, 2025 @ 5:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digitalization and geopolitical tensions are now increasingly said to be shaping developments in the payments market, according to an update from Sweden’s Riksbank. Blockchain / distributed ledger technology (DLT) and the tokenization of various assets are now creating both new opportunities and potential risks. The… Read More

December 6, 2025 @ 4:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Twenty One Capital, Inc., the Bitcoin-native company that expects to be publicly listed, and Cantor Equity Partners, Inc. (CEP) (Nasdaq: CEP) announced that, at the Extraordinary General Meeting of CEP’s shareholders held today, CEP’s shareholders approved the proposed business combination between the parties, as well… Read More

December 6, 2025 @ 4:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

World ID Credentials, which had been earlier introduced at the “A New World” session that was held in San Francisco, are now supported in more countries including Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Panama, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the… Read More

December 6, 2025 @ 11:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paribu is announcing Turkey’s latest fintech deal by acquiring CoinMENA, the local crypto exchange in the MENA region, in a transaction “for up to $240 million.” The transaction reportedly represents one of Turkey’s largest fintech acquisition to date and the country’s cross-border crypto deal. The… Read More

December 5, 2025 @ 3:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Figure Technology Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: FIGR), the blockchain-native capital marketplace for the origination, funding, sale, and trading of onchain loan products and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), announced the launch of the RWA Consortium, a coalition that will expand access to Figure’s onchain loan originations, starting… Read More

December 5, 2025 @ 3:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

WisdomTree’s fully staked ETH ETP is reportedly live. The WisdomTree Physical Lido Staked Ether ETP (LIST) is said to be among the first European ETPs to hold only stETH minted through the Lido protocol, providing a structure that avoids the unstaked buffers traditional products tend… Read More

December 5, 2025 @ 10:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Scott Bauguess, Vice President of Global Regulatory Policy at Coinbase  (NASDAQ:COIN), sees tokenization, or the digitization of securities, as benefiting Reg A and Reg C, bringing new life to these securities exemptions. Bauguess understands these markets well, as he was previously at the Securities and Exchange… Read More

December 5, 2025 @ 10:17 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Parliament’s Crypto and Digital Assets All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has welcomed the passage of a new digital asset property law. The Property (Digital Assets etc) Act received Royal Assent on 2nd December 2025. In brief, the Act means “A thing (including a… Read More

December 5, 2025 @ 9:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken is announcing that they are now expanding their trading and investing services in Colombia via the activation of local payment rails. Kraken explained in a blog post that the introduction of COP funding reflects their continued investment in building infrastructure enabling individuals to have… Read More

December 5, 2025 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MoneyGram, a global payments network for consumers, businesses, and communities, has partnered with Fireblocks, an infrastructure platform securing digital asset transfers. The collab will aim to advance stablecoin-based settlement and multi-asset treasury operations across MoneyGram’s retail and digital footprint, enabling “lower-cost payments and real-time treasury… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Animoca Brands announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Rayls, a blockchain ecosystem to bridge traditional finance with decentralized finance, for a strategic partnership focused on the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs). The partnership will leverage Animoca Brands’ network to… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 3:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets trading and investing platform Kraken announced that have agreed to acquire Backed Finance AG, the company driving the issuance of xStocks, the leading industry standard for tokenized equities. The acquisition will accelerate the global adoption of xStocks; unifying issuance, trading and settlement to… Read More